Commodity Prices

Gold •578 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	2,025.80	-95.80	-4.52%
WTI Crude •11 mins	61.95	-3.26	-5.00%
Gasoline •12 mins	1.864	-0.078	-4.04%
Ethanol •578 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •578 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 578 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 578 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	65.98	-3.34	-4.82%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	3.647	-0.707	-16.24%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	2.406	-0.127	-5.03%

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Are 'Safe Assets' in Short Supply

By Tyler Mordy - Aug 17, 2010, 7:31 AM CDT

Is the world suffering from a chronic shortage of "safe assets"? That's the assertion of MIT Economics Professor Ricardo Caballero. In a series of research papers, Caballero has argued that the supply of safe assets is not keeping pace with global demand. How so?

Are "Safe Assets" in Short Supply